Name: Shenandoah Valley Livestock livestock auction prices — 2022-03-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 352, Heifers 529, Bulls 261)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $135.73/cwt on 529 head.

Average price

$135.73

529 head · 569 lb average

Value per head Derived

$773

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$148

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$11.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.79

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	594	137.37	816	148
Medium and Large 2	528	135.54	715	133
Medium and Large 1	579	135.22	783	238
Medium and Large 3	530	126.00	668	10thin

One grade step is worth $11.37/cwt here — about $148 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale529 hd

135.73

—

VA average10 barns · 2,493 hd

138.52

−2.79

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

75 lots · USDA AMS · Shenandoah Valley Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale - Harrisonburg, VA

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	777	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,072	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	935	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	739	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	850	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	136.58/cwt	134.00–137.00	774	39
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	660	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	492	178.99/cwt	144.00–181.00	881	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	840	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,193	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	148.15/cwt	131.00–150.00	643	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	487	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	721	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	652	122.08/cwt	112.00–122.50	796	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	159.89/cwt	139.00–163.00	1,084	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	149.35/cwt	139.00–151.00	1,086	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	648	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,102	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	750	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,028	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	673	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,070	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	649	131.75/cwt	131.75–131.75	855	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	620	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,054	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	740	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,117	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	490	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	968	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	506	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	858	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	1,049	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	740	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	566	165.43/cwt	160.00–169.50	936	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	655	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,100	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	956	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,185	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	767	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	963	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	737	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,024	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	582	177.39/cwt	165.00–181.50	1,032	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	860	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,170	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	172.09/cwt	149.00–174.00	976	41
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	154.27/cwt	145.00–158.00	663	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	386	162.15/cwt	156.00–163.00	626	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	762	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,006	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	318	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	537	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	480	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	643	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	700	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	917	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	585	149.22/cwt	136.00–153.00	873	42
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	944	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,104	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	655	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	956	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	750	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	960	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	494	144.32/cwt	138.00–144.50	713	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	630	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	417	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	630	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	905	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,005	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	778	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	965	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	578	139.78/cwt	136.00–140.00	808	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	683	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	943	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	339	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	559	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	539	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	838	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	144.09/cwt	133.00–145.00	620	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	528	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	437	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	616	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	711	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	960	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	137.29/cwt	128.00–148.00	666	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	582	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	768	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	676	110.27/cwt	103.00–112.00	745	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	643	142.26/cwt	134.00–143.50	915	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	504	153.36/cwt	141.00–155.00	773	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	776	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	488	138.59/cwt	129.00–140.00	676	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	828	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	507	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	730	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	592	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	782	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	668	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	564	137.20/cwt	129.00–139.00	774	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	578	142.24/cwt	140.00–149.00	822	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	745	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	931	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	491	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	387	152.63/cwt	130.00–155.00	591	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	132.11/cwt	121.00–134.00	810	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	669	154.27/cwt	141.00–157.00	1,032	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	162.89/cwt	130.00–180.00	697	19

How this sale compares

Virginia weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Virginia auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

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